International Hybrid RiceSymposium 2017

About The Symposium

We are pleased to announce that the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Indonesian Center of Rice Research (ICRR) and Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) are organizing the International Hybrid Rice Symposium, to be held on 7-9 November 2017 in Bali, Indonesia.

About Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island known for its forested volcanic mountains, iconic rice paddies, beaches and coral reefs. The island is home to religious sites such as cliffside Uluwatu Temple.

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International Hybrid Rice Symposium

Our Keynote Speakers

Prof. Yuan Longping

Known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice," Prof. Yuan Longping is the first scientist to successfully alter the self-pollinating characteristics of rice, jumpstarting the large-scale production of hybrid rice.

Prof. Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq

The legendary Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq, 78, began his long and enduring rice research career in 1968 as a cytogeneticist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi, including 7 years there as a senior scientist. In 1983-86, he spent 3 years as a breeder for the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Egypt. Returning to IARI, he was appointed professor of genetics (1986-87).

In late 1987, he became project director at the Directorate of Rice Research (DRR). In 1994, he assumed the position of deputy director general (crop science) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). In 2000-05, he served as a member of the Institute’s Board of Trustees from 2000 to 2005. His 35 years of research in plant breeding contributed to the development and release of high-yielding semidwarf basmati and nonbasmati varieties, which have boosted rice production in India.